I know it's still winter, but we are interested in hatching eggs from either of these two breeds. We are in northern Ohio, so looking at late March-May time frame, depending on how quickly we warm up around here. Thanks!
In our experience, goats are much more accepting of a new herd member than chickens, horses, etc. We quarantine for a period of a couple weeks to a month, then let the newcomer in with the herd. There's always a little butting, but we've never had any issues.
And the Pygmies. Both are purebred and registered.
Violet--she was a bottle baby last year, so she still has some growing to do. :)
And Davey. Today is his birthday, so he got to wear a party hat. LOL
The Nigerians are retired from showing now, but she is really looking forward to...
Here are some pictures of our daughter's show herd. She has three Nigerian Dwarf does, and two Pygmies--a doe and a wether.
At fair last year, her Nigerians took the first three places in their dry yearling class, then went on to win Grand and Reserve champion in the overall Jr. Doe division...
I thought it was time to show off my flocks of peas. :) I don't officially breed, but we did hatch a few babies out last year, more to see if we could do it than anything. I have two adult boys, a cameo bs, who is just showing some white eye traits this year, and a regular IB, who was my very...
Coiled ornaments! All of these are approximately 3" across. I'm asking $30 each, including postage. Again, international customers will pay actual shipping. Thanks! :)
#1 Hunt scene center with black hair and white thread. Finished with red and black beads.
#2 beige snowflake center...